Portable cabinet.



C. G. SIMPSON.

PORTABLE CABINET.

(Application led Hay 1, 1900.)

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CHARLOTTE eysIMPsoN', oENEw YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE CABIN E-T.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 657,463, dated September 4, 1900.

Application led May l, 1900. Serial No. 15,149. (No model.)

Cabinet, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to portable or other cabinets employed for holding family medicines or other articles, and has for its object to provide a novel, simple, and very convenient cabinet which may be readily carried from point to point or be held stationary, as may be preferred, it being well adapted to receive and hold for quick removal a large number of vials containing various medical preparations, and also receive a number of different articles of family use, all disposed in compact order for ready access thereto, as

occasion may require.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described,and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cabinet having its doors open, exposing interior details of construction and various articles held in the cabinet. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation taken on a center line with one door closed. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view. showing the doors of the cabinet partly opened, taken substantially on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4t is a reduced perspective view showing the cabinet closed. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of a holder-case and a side View of a graduated liquid measure held in said case and Fig. 6 is a side view of a funnel that is one of the essential implements stored inthe cabinet for the filling of bottles when desired.

In the drawings which illustrate the construction and application of the invention, 7 indicates the casing or Walls of the cabinet, which may be of any suitable material. As shown, the greater portion of the casing '7 is rectangular in contour and somewhat elongated to adapt it for the reception of another principal feature of the invention which will be described presently.

The end walls of the cabinet-casing are extended above the free edges of the sid es thereof, and said end extensions are vrounded upon` their free edges, as clearly shown in Fig. l. Preferably two similar doors 8 8 are provided 'to close one side of the casing 7, and one edge of each door is hinged upon a corresponding edge of one side wall of said casing, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.

In some cases I may prefer to construct the cabinet-casing and the doors therefor of a light strong material which is slightly yielding-such as sole-leather, stout waterproof pasteboard, or equivalents thereof-and to give finish to the exterior I may cover the same with a strong fibrous material, such as billiard-clotl1 or the like. In the event that a cloth covering or its equivalent is provided as an outer surface for the cabinet-body and the doors said materialmay be utilized to afford a hinged connection for each door 8 with the cabinet-casing, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. I may also provide hinges otto conneet each doorSwith arespective edge of the cabinet-body, as represented inFig. 4, either method of hinging the doors upon the cabinet-body being available.

The doors 8 8 are curved so as to render their inner surfaces concave, the degree of curvature thereof adapting said doors to iit at their ends upon the convex upper edges of the end walls of the casing 7 when the doors are closed. Upon each end of each door 8 a depending ange Sa is formed or secured, which flanges have a loose contact upon the outer surfaces of the end walls of the cabinet when the doors are fully closed, as shown for one end of each door in Fig. 4, and the latter may be secured in close adjustment by any suitable means.

Within the casing '7 a peculiarly-constructed bottle and jar carrier is located, which is constructed essentially as follows: A preferably-three-part hollow column 9 is held to rotate in a vertical position upon a base-plate 10 by a spindle b, which' passes down thro ugh a tubulation b', formed orsecured at the junction of three tubes of preferably-equal diameter, which together form the column 9. The

upper end of the spindle b is loosely securedy IOO ' them to hold bottles l2 andljars of Ldiflenent;

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Vthe in ner Vsidero'f itlreiend Wall of the casing?,

' ri ghtcolu-mn 9 and galleries 4`thereon-anfyfbot- .1

in an open-slotted box c, that is fixed upon? which is uppermost when the device is supported upright upon the opposite end of the casing, as shown in Fig. 1. Upon the column' 9 two similar galleries 11 11' are held atproper points, the lower gallery 11fbe'ing affixed upon l the column near its lower end, having clearance from the base-plate 10. The upperinost gallery 11a is removably held in position a proper distance above the lower-gallery byaplurality of .angle-brackets d, `that proziect from the column '9, as s'hoWn'in Figs. 1 and f2. The galleries 1111 are essentially annuilar having each ak trefoil central aperture there in'sotha`t the galleries loosely :fit-.upon it'heje, exterior of the column-.9, .and rthe-outer walli of leach gallery is substantiallycircular, vasin'- d icated isn-Fig. i3. .A-suitable'znfumberiof po'cki ets ef, vformed by division -Wa-lls e, are adis-i posed completely around :the yspace cd'efinedz within the :peripheral wall et' Teach galleri)7 1.1,.these pockets varyinginzcapacityttogadapt diameters. The bottles 12-must5in1servicebe; properly labeled, and to :this :end fa packofi label-blanks g fmfay be Vheld ina :flap-pocket 14, located uzpon `one of thedoors :Sat-"its iin-1i ner sideas -indicated :in iFig. l, so ethatzanappropriate labelmay -be placed onafbottlecontaining amedical preparation and thusgavo'id mistake when any of vthe 4different .medicines In Fig. 1 Ihave shawln one-bottle 12a, wherein poison may beihieldgv thebottle beingprovided withaxnotche'd corkg and .1a `pendent chai-n supportingra ball for .the-.f likefon the free endthereof to serve asa-warn@ ing-when any-.of the `rnedicinesareftobe given; to a :patient needing thesame. ilhe `jars E13V maycontain fu'nguents orcerates of differenti kinds, which are :used =forlocal .application,; such .as sa'lves lforrthe .cure voi skin eruptions]` or -for the cure 'of cuts, bruises,or burns. 'Ltg will be obvious that^by rthe specialzconstruc-f tion land arrangementbf the rotatable iuptle or jar :held in eithergallery 11 11 may-'bei quickly brought into view .and the 4.la-bel read; before takin gfthelbottle or jar from the lpocketf containing vthe y same. To facilitate the rotationof Athe bottle zand;s jar carrier, I-.preferto locate antifriction-rolflf ers vh :upon #the upper `sidezof the flat base-l plate 10which rollers-will engage with the;` bottom fw'all of the lower gallery 1f1 near Eitsi periphery, and thus -facilitate the revoluble movement of the column .and galleries.

Within each of the three tubular sect-ions of the column 9 bottles of Washes or other@ medical ,preparations may be Agplaced, `said :se-l cret .receptacles being particularly availableg for vthe .storage of such-articles :as are not to? ln the corners of the'casing 7, `at .each -sidet and .rearward :of the vertical bottle-icarrier room isafforded vfor the retention incompacm condition of bandages,-sterilized cotton,lint,;`

or the lkefor dressing sores 'or fresh wounds,

onesudh package 'being-liepresentedin Fig. 3 at one corner held removably by a keeperband lo, a syringe appearing in section in the opposite cor'ner held by a looped band fm. The Hap-pocket 14 may also contain a graduated Alrxe'aatsulliifngwesseliw,tthatior protection is removably held in a fibrous casing tu', this device appearing full-sized in Fig. 5, Aand it isv `obvious lt'ha't any other small articlemay oc- -cupy vacant space in the pocket 14. Below the flap-.pocket '14 asimilar .pocket 15 is secured on the'finners'ide o'f the door 8, this pocket, vsihidhiissomewhat'deeper than the upper pocket, being subdivided, and thus rendered available :for themetenftion .in place.

readiy for fservlic'e of smfalil i mip'le ments, 'which areo'feserwiceas ad jnncts ato rthefcwrative fpreparations xfheldii-.notherpar-11's' of the fca'binetfand fmzaycomfprise la spoon n, bottle-brush n', ,pen- `cil Kster :,rnlanlri-x-iglab'el-s, za-cork-.screw n3, liq- -uide'deropperng 4and ..thfroat-brlush a5, vas shown in Fig.r1. At the innersidefof theotherdoor S :a iiap-poeket i6 is .-located', which fins :p1-.eferalily employed :for the convenient stew-age therein :of a .ziexibl'e urinal 0, @having hose 0" 4attached for aise :by hed-fas't patients.

Upon the innerside of the bottom IWall of the casing L'Z, .which when the :cabinet ;is :set

V-uzpon :one end vfor use `xbecomes vthe fback wall thereof, 'a hot-waterbag p maybe held, there yheing'-sucient space bet-Ween the bottle-car- .rierfvand said :back wall :tio adfmit the bag, 'as is clearly shown 1in Fig. 2. Near :thesy ringe IOO z.thatloccupiesche-corner of kthefcabifnet,:as fbev fore explained, and in front =of the same, 4a .small di'ufn-Lnelris she'ld, which is 1,useful incase the l@contents of one .bottle are l.to .bedeca-nted into f another bottle ror a replenishmentfof 5liquid .m ediciine :is toibe/irrtrod uced intovany one kof the :bottles -which may "be fempty.'

Uipon, the lower sideof :the :end .wallof the casingi, which becomes'ftrppermost When the `cabinet is in an erect position, a pluralityfof jpocketss, s', .52, si, s4., spands are positioned, which maybe utilized :for .the lholdingof several useful articles-as, `for aexample, a pin- Ybox, scissors, `thermometer, roll of sterilized bandage material, and elastic bands for fselcuring rt-he bandage in ,place-andra box held in-one of fthe pockets xmaycontain small-gum bandsiof YdirerentV sizes 'for binding bandages upon "an injured member, 'such ras .a .linger or toe. Y

.it =Will be seen `that byprovision of the de- .scribed means Lfor placing the bottle-:carrier 9 within the casing 7 its-quick -amdconvenient removal therefrom may be ,effected, .so lias -to y:permit access -to .thearticles placed behind it in the casing. Furthermore, the removal .of thebottle-carrierenablesone.to'getatabottle or the lmeasuring-glass that occupies one of the 4.tubular members Aof the Acolumna? with ease and replace `.the :sa'mewhen this is 1dezsired.

It .isa lfeature of :novelty-.and `meut .p'os- :sessed by this improved cabinet that itis,

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not only adaptedto be placed upon one end and be used as a stationary receptacle having doors, but also is capable of being closed up, so as to be carried as a hand-trunk, a handle 8b, that is secured upon one door 8, affording means for its convenient portage.

The simplicity, compactuess of interior details which afford means for utilizing all the interior space, and the very practical nature of the improvement are manifest features of the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as ,new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a portable cabinet, a casing having hinged doors and a rotatable carrier therein comprising a three-part hollow column adapted to hold articles, a central spindle removably engaging supports in the casing, and passing through an opening where the three portions of the column join, and spaced galleries held on the tubular column.

2. In a portable cabinet, a casing having hinged doors, and a rotatable carrier therein comprising a three-part tubular column, closed at the bottom and open at the top for reception of goods, a spindle passing through an opening at the center of the hollow column where its three portions join, and encircling galleries held upon the column at spaced distances apart, each gallery having a plurality of pockets formed by spaced partitions, a bottom wall, and an exterior side wall.

3. In a portable cabinet, a casing, doors on one open side of the casing, and a rotatable carrier in the casing, comprising a three-part tubular column open at the upper end for reception of articles, asupporting-spindle passing through a small tubulation at the center of the hollow column upon which the three hollow portions of the column are aii'ixed, a removable base-plate, in which the lower end of the spindle is stepped, a slotted bracket-` box on the opposite end of the casing within it adapted to hold the upper end of the spindle removably, and a plurality ot' galleries mounted at intervals upon the tubular column for rotation therewith.

4. In a portable cabinet, the bottle-holding device comprisingathree-parttubularcolumn open at the upper end for reception of articles, a longitudinal tubulation at the center and whereon the three portions of the hollow column are joined, a spindle passing through the tubulation, a base plate in which the lower end of said spindle is stepped, two galleries each having a plurality of pockets and encircling the column, one at the lower end and one above said lower gallery, each gallery having a plurality of pockets formed by spaced partitions, and a set ot antifrictionrollers intervening the bottom wall of the lower gallery and the base-plate.

5. A portable cabinet, having a body of sti material, the ends of which extend above lthe sides and are rounded at the upper edges, curved doors hinged to the side edges of the body, the body and doors forming a handbag, and a rotary carrier for bottles, jars and the like, the carrier being mounted on an axis ranging longitudinally of the cabinet and having compartments ranging lengthwise of the carrier at points around the axis and being closed except at an end facing an end of the cabinet, to hold the contained bottles and the like in an upright position when the cabinet is on end, all as shown and described.

6. A portable cabinet, having a body of stiff material, the ends of whichextend above the sides and are rounded at the upper edges, curved doors hinged to the side edges of the body and provided interiorly with flexible pockets, the body and doors forminga handbag, and a rotary carrier for bottles, jars and the like, the carrier being mounted on an axis ranging longitudinally of the cabinet and having compartments ranging lengthwise of the carrier a't points around the axis and being closed except at au end facing an end of the cabinet, to hold the contained bottles and the like in an upright position when the cabinet is on end, all as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLOTTE G. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

WM. P. PArToN, EVERARD BoLToN MARSHALL. 

